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Today it is so windy that the wind slaps sand against your face so hard you can barely breathe...so today is a day to catch up on projects. We took Sergio to the airstrip. We have no idea how the plane took off and landed with the exception of that the wind is a steady tailwind and the wind didn't

The radio interview went great! The first DJ I met this morning, Bob, wasn't sure what interview I was there for, but then another DJ came - Johnson - and he was game to do it as planned. We chatted for more than 30 minutes and went through a nice description of the project. Johnson asked a great

I'm all moved in to the ship and spent my first night aboard the Healy. My cabin is pretty comfy with room for three people though there will only be two of us staying in it for the cruise. I have a desk and a locker for my stuff plus the bottom bed on the rack (Coast Guard parlance for a bunk bed.)

The students are processing the sediment cores. Jeremy and Andrew practiced extruding a few sediment cores to make sure they had the best technique worked out and that the cores were giving useful information. The process involved siphoning off the top water, extruding the sediments out of the

Teachers at The Meade River School have been moving back to Atqasuk this weekend. Two teachers, Terry and Maryellen, wanted to join us so we brought them along into the tundra to show them what we do. Today was a special day, not only because Terry and Maryellen joined us, but also because today we

Sometimes when people are in unfamiliar situations and feeling just a little homesick, they imagine places, situations, and conditions that have good memories. They describe feeling better when they recollect these times. I know that when I am in Antarctica, there will be times when I'm cold. I'm

Great news from the dig site: They have found another fluted point base!Bill called the bunkhouse in Kotzebue to give me the update from camp. His voice sounded different over the satellite phone but I could hear the excitement in his voice. Apparently Jess found it in the screen and it looks a lot

Today is my last day ashore for about 5 weeks! I had a great time sightseeing and appreciating nature in my couple of days here on Unalaska Island but soon I'll board the Healy and switch to marine mode. I met and had dinner with part of the science team last night and already learned a ton about

Greetings from Dutch Harbor, Unalaska Island, Alaska! I had a long travel day yesterday but made it here last night in one piece, if short on luggage by one bag. Fortunately I was reunited with my bag, so carefully packed down to the last square centimeter of capacity, this afternoon. I was

I had plenty of down time today in Kotzebue, where I am resting and preparing for my radio interview. After getting up with the team at 7 a.m. each day for the last two weeks and then working hard all day, I went ahead and slept in this morning. It felt so good! Luckily Steve from the BLM supplied